Let’s live the dream
Willock hopes Saints stint can open door at United
Willock when you go to train with the first team and take that opportunity Matty Willock hopes success whenever it comes.
“It is such a big club that you can’t at St Mirren will pave the
just be mediocre to get into the first path to his Theatre of
team, you have got to be outstanding Dreams. so that is what everyone strives to do.”TheManchesterUnited midfielder only joined the Saints Willock played a key role in victory on loan late Friday afternoon but over the Sons at the weekend as the went straight into the squad before Paisley side booked their spot in the producing a sterling display in the next round of the Betfred Cup. 6-0 Betred Cup win over Dumbarton Alan Stubbs’ side dominated on Saturday. from start to finish as a double
The move north is Willock’s from Cammy Smith was added to third loan spell in as many seasons by strikes from Hayden Coulson, having previously featured for Dutch Ross Stewart, Stephen McGinn and outfit FC Utrecht and the Buddies’ Jim Kellermann. Premiership rivals St Johnstone. And Willock, 21, revealed he was
And with his Old Trafford contract impressed by the standard of his new up at the end of next summer, teammates after being sold on the Willock admits he still has his sights move by the Saints gaffer. set on following in the footsteps of He added: “It was a good game a number of United kids in the first and I thought as a team we played team. well.
Willock said: “United as a club “It is easy to start making mistakes have told me to go out and learn as and becoming sloppy when you a player and they will talk to me at are comfortable in the game but Christmas. everyone stuck to their jobs well
“Breaking though is obviously still and we played well. the dream – I’d love to go back and “Some of the lads hit some great stake a claim but right now I am just goals – I was really impressed focusing on St Mirren. because I hadn’t seen much of St
“If you look at United as a club, Mirren play before coming here. there is a lot of good players that “I spoke to the gaffer and he really have broken through. sold me the club.
“You have Marcus Rashford, Jesse “He talked to me about the way he Lingard and Scott McTominay in wanted them to progress and that he recent years so I don’t think that it wanted to play good football through is impossible and the manager does the lines. give chances out. “I just thought it would be a good
“You have just got to be ready suit for me.”